Pros and Cons of student reliance on Internet research
Does student reliance on the Internet pose a threat to education?
1. I believe a pro to students having reliance on the internet for research is that they will hopefully learn the correct way in finding legitimate, credible sources along with how to properly site those sources. 2. A con is that the internet has become so advanced in the fact that students could potentially buy research papers that are already done for them, without actually doing them. 3. A con of student's reliance on the internet is that this poses a threat to education because students are spending more time on Wikipedia (unreliable) and Spark Notes to get their information instead of actually going out and doing their own research or readings.
4. I believe that there are pros and cons to students reliance on the internet. I think that a pro is that there is so much information availiable that has been researched by individuals in advanced areas that it provides valuable informations for students to draw from when expanding their education. But I also believe that while there is so much credible information that that can pose as a con as well as students can use other peoples idea and use them as their own.-Jonathan
5. Going off another student said I agree that a con of students reliance on internet resources is that students are spending alot of time on wikipedia and getting alot of their information from there. Wikipedia provides an abudance on information and whether it be credible information or not students tend to use it because of the depth of information in provides.-Jonathan
6. I believe that a con of student's reliance on the internet is that student cannot develop critical thinking skills. It is very typical for a student to "google" the answer for everything. They can get their answers as well as other's conclusions to solve a problem. They ignore the process of thinking and do not use their own brain to think, therefore, they cannot develop their critical thinking skills in the whole learning process. -Yameng
7. A Con to students having reliance on the internet for research is that they often don't do all the research required. Sometimes students who are looking for "scholarly articles" will do a search within the article for keywords and read around that area and then stop instead of reading the full article. This doesn't allow for the student to full learn about the topic and often times comes up a little short on their paper. -Katie G 8. Another con students have involving their reliance on the internet is that not all sources are credible. Take wikipedia for instance. I have heard some teachers say it has beneficial information and some say it does not have credible information, but students use it anyway for things like research papers. I believe it does have valuable information, but at the same time I have seen people play around with editing the content of pages to incorrect information. With published books, it is almost guaranteed that the information is accurate. 9. A pro I have towards students reliance on the internet is that students can access the internet at any time of the day to research a topic whereas a library or other resource might not be available around the clock. Students can even access library databases 24/7 thanks to the internet. 10. To play off what another student mentioned, another con I have towards the topic is that students are not necessarily understanding the material, they are just taking snip-its of information from a variety of websites but not actually taking the time to learn about the topic being researched. As someone mentioned before, students are not developing critical thinking skills. (Green was Kaitlin:))
11. As a student living in the 21st century, the Internet is like our source of information for almost everything - from finding a math answer to translating a word - there's barely nothing we cannot find online. But there are also consequences by relying heavily on the Internet in education, such as getting biased or incorrect information, plagiarism, and going on social networking sites instead of taking notes in lectures. These could degrade the quality of a good research and distract the students from paying attention in class, which could make education a less serious matter - a matter that affects our intelectual evolution.
12. With all the pros to convenience internet research offers, one of the majors cons is that students no longer understand how to use a physical library. The convenience of search bars and "find" functions within the articles themselves have made many people lazy to say the least. Besides the fact that they may not be able to locate the books of interest, many people are unable to sit down and read through a book so that can be sure this is a resource they want to use.
13. There are both pros and cons to students reliance of the internet. I think some of the pros are it teaches students how to find scholarly articles and decipher through bad articles that are not credible to ones that are credible and come from reliable sources.
14. A con would be that students have no idea how to use a library nowadays. I could honestly say that when I walk into a library I feel very foreign to it. Besides the few times that I have had to use the books for certain classes I just use the online library resources the U has. So the ability to really know how to search for information in the library and find books I need hasn't been a skill I have used since high school and those libraries are no where near the size of college libraries.
15. For the most part, I believe the Internet is a positive thing for student research. Not only is the Internet easier/quicker to use rather than going to the library and searching for books, and then searching for the information you need in all these books. Bottom line, the Internet saves ample amounts of time. Of course there are instances where the Internet could be a bad thing for students, but it is up to that person to use the Internet wisely. I know we have become very dependent on the Internet, but thats the way the world and its technology is growing. --Caitlin How much to students rely on the internet for their homework? 16. Con: Students rely so much on the internet to find articles, books, etc. for their papers that they do not know how to go to the library or use their sources other than the internet to find the articles or books they need to complete their assignments. So, if the internet ever went out then many students would be "running around with their heads cut off." 17. Pro: Almost everything is on the internet nowadays that research is easier and faster that a student can spend more time writing a better paper than spending most of the time trying to find resources to back up their information. Also, students are busier nowadays too so it saves them time for their other homework or activities. 18. I think at its core the internet is a powerful research tool. Unlike in the past when you knew what sources to trust, research on the internet requires a discerning eye and a certain level of objectivity, but this caveat does little to offset the power of having the worlds largest research libraries at you fingertips. As far as original work is concerned plagiarism is plagiarism. Many e-classroom sites already have built in programs that identify works that are not original to the submitter, so I can't imagine that many people are trying to get away with copy & paste writing.--Bjarni 19. The cartoon above does bring to mind something that hadn't occurred to me: what if the internet 'went out' and I had a research paper to write? Like most people my age and younger we haven't ever had to learn the Dewey decimal system and I wonder if our campus libraries even keep non-electronic records of their collections. --Bjarni 20. I believe the internet does more good than bad for students because it offers more information and perspectives than is perhaps available from traditional search methods. With standard searches, a student may find a few books or articles about a certain topic, but with the internet they literally have access to thousands of useful materials. -Katie B. 21. On the other hand, the large amount of information available on the internet may be it's greatest downside. Students who are unfamiliar with proper search methods many not be able to find accurate or relevant information on the web. In the future, I think it will be just as necessary to teach students HOW to search for information online as it is to teach them about general information gathering in general. -Katie B. 22. Internet research is most definitely an invaluable resource for students. The only problem with academic research online is that many academic sources require a paid membership for access to its articles. This is not a problem if the researcher is affiliated with an organisation which subscribes to these services, but can most certainly be problematic for other researchers, who may turn to other non scholarly sources which may lack credibility. 23. I am excited to see what the future will have in store for academic research. More and more barriers are being broken down between those in possession of information and those seeking to obtain it. Although many scholarly sources and news websites currently charge a fee for membership, I think that the consumer will be soon unwilling to pay for information that they could potentially obtain freely elsewhere, and these sources will have to reinvent their business models, which will be great for the public. 24. There can be many negatives to relying on the internet to much, first you dont know weather your getting true or false information. Second If individuals rely on using the internet they can become lazy and start to rely on other people to find information and stop learning on their own. Kayla Hirt* 25.There can be many cons to learning on the internet thou too, first if you know the right types of websites to look on to find true instead of false information you can learn a lot, second you can find out a lot from the research other people do, third it opens up many other ways to learn, books online, journals and magazines. This gives you more of a variety then what most people are able to find and read on their own at the libarys. The internet online also saves time when trying to find direct information about something. :) Kayla Hirt*
Pros and Cons of student reliance on Internet research
Does student reliance on the Internet pose a threat to education?
1. I believe a pro to students having reliance on the internet for research is that they will hopefully learn the correct way in finding legitimate, credible sources along with how to properly site those sources.
2. A con is that the internet has become so advanced in the fact that students could potentially buy research papers that are already done for them, without actually doing them.
3. A con of student's reliance on the internet is that this poses a threat to education because students are spending more time on Wikipedia (unreliable) and Spark Notes to get their information instead of actually going out and doing their own research or readings.
4. I believe that there are pros and cons to students reliance on the internet. I think that a pro is that there is so much information availiable that has been researched by individuals in advanced areas that it provides valuable informations for students to draw from when expanding their education. But I also believe that while there is so much credible information that that can pose as a con as well as students can use other peoples idea and use them as their own.-Jonathan
5. Going off another student said I agree that a con of students reliance on internet resources is that students are spending alot of time on wikipedia and getting alot of their information from there. Wikipedia provides an abudance on information and whether it be credible information or not students tend to use it because of the depth of information in provides.-Jonathan
6. I believe that a con of student's reliance on the internet is that student cannot develop critical thinking skills. It is very typical for a student to "google" the answer for everything. They can get their answers as well as other's conclusions to solve a problem. They ignore the process of thinking and do not use their own brain to think, therefore, they cannot develop their critical thinking skills in the whole learning process. -Yameng
7. A Con to students having reliance on the internet for research is that they often don't do all the research required. Sometimes students who are looking for "scholarly articles" will do a search within the article for keywords and read around that area and then stop instead of reading the full article. This doesn't allow for the student to full learn about the topic and often times comes up a little short on their paper. -Katie G
8. Another con students have involving their reliance on the internet is that not all sources are credible. Take wikipedia for instance. I have heard some teachers say it has beneficial information and some say it does not have credible information, but students use it anyway for things like research papers. I believe it does have valuable information, but at the same time I have seen people play around with editing the content of pages to incorrect information. With published books, it is almost guaranteed that the information is accurate.
9. A pro I have towards students reliance on the internet is that students can access the internet at any time of the day to research a topic whereas a library or other resource might not be available around the clock. Students can even access library databases 24/7 thanks to the internet.
10. To play off what another student mentioned, another con I have towards the topic is that students are not necessarily understanding the material, they are just taking snip-its of information from a variety of websites but not actually taking the time to learn about the topic being researched. As someone mentioned before, students are not developing critical thinking skills.
(Green was Kaitlin:))
11. As a student living in the 21st century, the Internet is like our source of information for almost everything - from finding a math answer to translating a word - there's barely nothing we cannot find online. But there are also consequences by relying heavily on the Internet in education, such as getting biased or incorrect information, plagiarism, and going on social networking sites instead of taking notes in lectures. These could degrade the quality of a good research and distract the students from paying attention in class, which could make education a less serious matter - a matter that affects our intelectual evolution.
12. With all the pros to convenience internet research offers, one of the majors cons is that students no longer understand how to use a physical library. The convenience of search bars and "find" functions within the articles themselves have made many people lazy to say the least. Besides the fact that they may not be able to locate the books of interest, many people are unable to sit down and read through a book so that can be sure this is a resource they want to use.
13. There are both pros and cons to students reliance of the internet. I think some of the pros are it teaches students how to find scholarly articles and decipher through bad articles that are not credible to ones that are credible and come from reliable sources.
14. A con would be that students have no idea how to use a library nowadays. I could honestly say that when I walk into a library I feel very foreign to it. Besides the few times that I have had to use the books for certain classes I just use the online library resources the U has. So the ability to really know how to search for information in the library and find books I need hasn't been a skill I have used since high school and those libraries are no where near the size of college libraries.
15. For the most part, I believe the Internet is a positive thing for student research. Not only is the Internet easier/quicker to use rather than going to the library and searching for books, and then searching for the information you need in all these books. Bottom line, the Internet saves ample amounts of time. Of course there are instances where the Internet could be a bad thing for students, but it is up to that person to use the Internet wisely. I know we have become very dependent on the Internet, but thats the way the world and its technology is growing. --Caitlin
How much to students rely on the internet for their homework?
16. Con: Students rely so much on the internet to find articles, books, etc. for their papers that they do not know how to go to the library or use their sources other than the internet to find the articles or books they need to complete their assignments. So, if the internet ever went out then many students would be "running around with their heads cut off."
17. Pro: Almost everything is on the internet nowadays that research is easier and faster that a student can spend more time writing a better paper than spending most of the time trying to find resources to back up their information. Also, students are busier nowadays too so it saves them time for their other homework or activities.
18. I think at its core the internet is a powerful research tool. Unlike in the past when you knew what sources to trust, research on the internet requires a discerning eye and a certain level of objectivity, but this caveat does little to offset the power of having the worlds largest research libraries at you fingertips. As far as original work is concerned plagiarism is plagiarism. Many e-classroom sites already have built in programs that identify works that are not original to the submitter, so I can't imagine that many people are trying to get away with copy & paste writing.--Bjarni
19. The cartoon above does bring to mind something that hadn't occurred to me: what if the internet 'went out' and I had a research paper to write? Like most people my age and younger we haven't ever had to learn the Dewey decimal system and I wonder if our campus libraries even keep non-electronic records of their collections. --Bjarni
20. I believe the internet does more good than bad for students because it offers more information and perspectives than is perhaps available from traditional search methods. With standard searches, a student may find a few books or articles about a certain topic, but with the internet they literally have access to thousands of useful materials. -Katie B.
21. On the other hand, the large amount of information available on the internet may be it's greatest downside. Students who are unfamiliar with proper search methods many not be able to find accurate or relevant information on the web. In the future, I think it will be just as necessary to teach students HOW to search for information online as it is to teach them about general information gathering in general. -Katie B.
22. Internet research is most definitely an invaluable resource for students. The only problem with academic research online is that many academic sources require a paid membership for access to its articles. This is not a problem if the researcher is affiliated with an organisation which subscribes to these services, but can most certainly be problematic for other researchers, who may turn to other non scholarly sources which may lack credibility.
23. I am excited to see what the future will have in store for academic research. More and more barriers are being broken down between those in possession of information and those seeking to obtain it. Although many scholarly sources and news websites currently charge a fee for membership, I think that the consumer will be soon unwilling to pay for information that they could potentially obtain freely elsewhere, and these sources will have to reinvent their business models, which will be great for the public.
24. There can be many negatives to relying on the internet to much, first you dont know weather your getting true or false information. Second If individuals rely on using the internet they can become lazy and start to rely on other people to find information and stop learning on their own. Kayla Hirt*
25.There can be many cons to learning on the internet thou too, first if you know the right types of websites to look on to find true instead of false information you can learn a lot, second you can find out a lot from the research other people do, third it opens up many other ways to learn, books online, journals and magazines. This gives you more of a variety then what most people are able to find and read on their own at the libarys. The internet online also saves time when trying to find direct information about something. :) Kayla Hirt*